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Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) - The climate Booster Vitamin

morning mood - Vitamin B1 is known as the "mood-booster" vitamin due to its dramatic effect on our nervous system and our mood. Besides supporting the nerves, vitamin B1 aids in carbohydrate metabolism, boosts our defense mechanisms, wards off mosquitoes, helps develop red blood cells, maintains muscle tissue, promotes growth in children so helping control motion sickness. An artificial version of vitamin B1 is put into white flour in so that you can ward off beriberi, but it is better to consume the natural form, found in abundance in whole grains. Because thiamine aids in carbohydrate metabolism, it also makes energy available for the body, including the brain. So if you are not getting enough thiamine, you might not be feeding your brain enough glucose for it to think well.

Extra Thiamine Requirements

good morning supplement - If you're pregnant or nursing, use oral contraceptives, cigarettes or diuretics, you will require more vitamin B1. Those with diets high in refined foods, too much sugar and fast foods and/or alcohol will also have higher requirements for thiamine. Last, but not least, heavy metal pollutants like mercury and stress also use up thiamine in the body and definately will increase your need for it. B vitamins are used in detoxifying our bodies, and if you are exposed to more toxins, you'll need more of the B vitamins overall.

Deficiency The signs of Vitamin B1

Fatigue and insomnia, bad memory, poor brain function and muscle coordination, headaches, weakness and confusion are symptoms of Vitamin B1 deficiency. Insufficient thiamine has additionally been linked to mood changes, disorderly thinking, fear and feelings of uneasiness -- all indications of mental depression that will often affect memory as well. Beriberi is a disease that can develop from a severe deficiency of B1, and is characterized by weakness, limb swelling and heart enlargement. It affects the nervous, gastrointestinal and cardiovascular systems, but is rare in the usa today because of the synthetic B1 additive in white flour.

Food Sources of Vitamin B1

Even if you get enough vitamin B1 to ward off beriberi, many of us do not get the optimum amount, especially due to all the stress we have been under, both physically and emotionally. Some of the best sources of Vitamin B1 are nutritional yeast, liver and whole grain products like whole wheat, brown rice, oatmeal and rice bran. However, other foods like watermelon, asparagus, fresh peas, pork, ham and beef, legumes, nuts and seeds like sesame seeds will also be good sources of Vitamin B1.

Also, in case your gut is healthy, and possesses a preponderance of excellent bacteria (probiotics), it will be making B vitamins. However, many of us took antibiotics over the years who have lowered the amount of good bacteria, so unless you have taken steps to overcome that, like with huge amounts of probiotics, either in supplement form or with cultured vegetables or lacto-fermented beverages, you most likely aren't making every one of the B vitamins your body needs.

Should You Supplement with Vitamin B1?

bad mood in the morning - For those who have a healthy gut no Vitamin B deficiency symptoms, and also you eat a lot of the foods containing Vitamin b, you might not need to supplement. However, many of us are under enough stress and possess eaten a lot of refined foods who have stripped B vitamins from my bodies, and so vitamin B supplementation can be beneficial. However, unless know you've got a big Vitamin B1 deficiency and therefore are taking only B1 for any specific purpose and certain period of time under the care of a health care practitioner, and we don't recommend supplementing only with Vitamin B1. All of the B vitamins work in conjunction with each other, and often supplementing with just 1 or 2 of them can cause other B Vitamin imbalances. We recommend adding a whole food supplement containing the B Complex vitamins, such as nutritional yeast and/or whole food based Vitamin b. These are very hard to find, but it's worth it to your body to make use of food-based vitamin B, in our opinion. Normally it takes 6 months to 1 year to replenish your own body's supply of B vitamins, so supplementing can certainly help you to catch up.